Amy Hill and Yolonda Ross have nabbed lead roles in Flowers Para Los Muertos, a Spanish- and English-language black comedy-thriller.
The indie feature has just completed production in Mérida, Mexico, where it had local support from the Mexican city and used its iconic landmarks as locations. The international co-production between The Ebersole Hughes Company, Candivision and Maquina is written and directed by the creative team of P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes.
Flowers Para Los Muertos has Hill playing New York photographer Aviva Lake, who unexpectedly inherits a house in Mexico, overseen by real estate agent Raven Johnson (Ross), who earlier did shady business with Lake’s estranged gay husband.
Johnson tries to gaslight Lake into believing the house is haunted for a quick sale, only to discover the house in reality is haunted. Lilo & Stitch star Hill also appeared in the 2001 indie feature The New Women directed by Hughes.
Flowers Para Los Muertos features local first-time actors, including Miguel Angel Loret and Andrea Arenas and the bilingual movie is inspired by 1940s psychological thrillers produced by Val Lewton and Mexican Spanish-language melodramas.
Earlier, Ebersole directed and Hughes wrote Fox Television adaptations of the Spanish language telenovelas Desire and Wicked Wicked Games. Ebersole and Hughes share producer credits on Flowers Para Los Muertos with Candi Guterres, who also did the production design.
Hill is represented by SMS Talent. Ross is represented by Principal Entertainment. The Ebersole Hughes Company is represented by Evoke Entertainment and Wallman PR.
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